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Designed for: elementary school teachers (all subject areas) This half-day workshop dives into the complex connections that students can make between visual images and language, both verbal and written. Learn about the Visual Thinking Strategies methodology and build on those skills with activities that can be adapted for use in the classroom.

Learn how to sculpt facial features using the drape mold method and under glazes to create a mask inspired by creatures seen in It’s Alive! Classic Horror and Sci-Fi Art from the Kirk Hammett Collection. Ages 15 and up. All supplies and equipment provided. Taught by local art educator Blakely Sheely.

Printmaking is a technique that dates back centuries. In the early days of cinema, the movie poster itself became its own art form, using screen printing to design and mass-produce images that would encapsulate a dramatic film. It’s Alive! brings together dozens of these posters from the first decades of cinema with particular attention to horror and film noir. On this guided tour learn more about the poster designs and films themselves, along with a few insights about the collector, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett.

During the 12th century, Venetians began celebrating Carnevale, a farewell to meat, between Christmas and Ash Wednesday. People wore elaborate masks to protect their anonymity when the party got out of hand. Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, signaled the end of these wild days. Join fellow reveler and docent John Tomashek as we take the party to the CMA collection galleries for a grand unmasking!

From corner to corner, see key works in the collection from east to west and from ancient to modern. This tour includes gems by artists like Botticelli, and Warhol, along with the first piece ever purchased by the CMA.